Aid Stations & Support Aid stations and on route support will be available for 5 hours after the start of the race. After 5 hours, all remaining runners will be given a reasonable chance to finish the marathon with minimal support and traffic control.​Facilities Portable toilets will be available near the race start and along the route. Showers are also available free of charge.

The CourseAll races will follow the exact same route leaving Raymond Field.

The Valley Harvest Marathon is offering the option to Ultra-Marathoners and Marathoners to start their run earlier than the posted 7:30am start time. The early start will be at 6:30am from Raymond Field at Acadia University. However, any person who starts early must understand that our support systems including but not limited to water, safety, marshals, traffic control, medical assistance etc., does not commence until the regular start time of 7:30am and all those early starters do so with this understanding and assume all risks associated with starting early. By allowing an early start, we are facilitating an official start time only. The Valley Harvest Marathon course (for all distances) closes at 1:30pm and all our support systems, timing etc., ceases at that hour.

Marathon: The race starts and finishes on Acadia University's Raymond Field. Acadia is one of the most historic and picturesque university campuses in Canada. You head west out of town toward the village of Greenwich. From there, you will then run past apple orchards, horse farms and pastoral scenery, through gently rolling terrain, as you take in the splendour of the Valley during our Autumn Harvest.​Half Marathon: The Half marathon features some gently rolling terrain, while the Full Marathon presents a few moderate hills. Whether you are doing the Half or the Full, you will finish back in Wolfville, at the grandstand of Acadia University's legendary Raymond Field. You will enter the track on the opposite side of the grandstand, giving you a 3/4 lap on the track as you are "brought home" to the noise of the crowd and the Run Nova Scotia Race Crew!

10km: The 10km race starts at Acadia's Raymond Field. Runners will head west out of town towards the village of Greenwich. From there you will run across the Dyke and into Port Williams and head back to Wolfville for a finish on the track at Raymond field.

5km Run: The 5km is a flat out and back fun run, on pavement and groomed trail, featuring chip timing. The run will begin at the Marathon start line and will finish at the Acadia University Raymond Field stadium.

Post Race Reception: There will be a post race reception - when you are back. Help yourself to healthy snacks while you browse shoe expos and sponsor booths. Guests of runners are invited to the reception.

Marathon Training:The website '26.2' has a free day by day marathon training program for three different levels of runners. Track your marathon training with personalized running log that features a built-in daily training program leading up to your marathon race day from Personal Logs.com.

Community Support The Valley Harvest Marathon Association (VHMA) recognizes that several organizations in our community need and deserve financial support in order to survive. Each year the VHMA supports several worthy organizations who, in turn, have helped us.